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Medical Expenditures Panel Survey - Insurance Component (MEPS-IC)
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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which began in 1996, is a set of large-scale surveys of households, their medical providers and employers across the United States. The MEPS Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) is the business establishment survey component of the MEPS, and collects data on health insurance plans offered by employers. Data collected include the number and type of private insurance plans offered, benefits associated with these plans, premiums, contributions by employers and employees, eligibility requirements, and employer characteristics. Use of this data requires approval from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Census Bureau will coordinate all necessary reviews.
The project review timeframes above do not apply to applications that request access to confidential data assets commingled with data that are either not owned, or are only co-owned, by the statistical agency(s) or unit(s) and require approval from third parties not subject to this policy (e.g., state and local government agencies).
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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which began in 1996, is a set of large-scale surveys of households, their medical providers and employers across the United States. The MEPS Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) is the business establishment survey component of the MEPS, and collects data on health insurance plans offered by employers. Data collected include the number and type of private insurance plans offered, benefits associated with these plans, premiums, contributions by employers and employees, eligibility requirements, and employer characteristics. Use of this data requires approval from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Census Bureau will coordinate all necessary reviews.
The project review timeframes above do not apply to applications that request access to confidential data assets commingled with data that are either not owned, or are only co-owned, by the statistical agency(s) or unit(s) and require approval from third parties not subject to this policy (e.g., state and local government agencies).
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- IRS Statistics of Income Division
- HHS- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality